"unk-unk" meaning in English

See unk-unk in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: unk-unks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} unk-unk (plural unk-unks)
  1. An unknown unknown.
    Sense id: en-unk-unk-en-noun-~v6qU7dZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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    {
      "form": "unk-unks",
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        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "expansion": "unk-unk (plural unk-unks)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2007, Preston G. Smith, Flexible Product Development: Building Agility for Changing Markets:",
          "text": "Until recently, the project risk management community discussed but did not have means for addressing unk unks. However, a recent book addresses unk unks and provides approaches for addressing them.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "An unknown unknown."
      ],
      "id": "en-unk-unk-en-noun-~v6qU7dZ",
      "links": [
        [
          "unknown unknown",
          "unknown unknown"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "unk-unk"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "unk-unks",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "unk-unk (plural unk-unks)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
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  "senses": [
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        "English countable nouns",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English nouns",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2007, Preston G. Smith, Flexible Product Development: Building Agility for Changing Markets:",
          "text": "Until recently, the project risk management community discussed but did not have means for addressing unk unks. However, a recent book addresses unk unks and provides approaches for addressing them.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "An unknown unknown."
      ],
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